imperialism

== English == === Etymology === From imperial +‎ -ism. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.ə.lɪ.z(ə)m/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əˌlɪ.zəm/ Hyphenation: im‧per‧i‧al‧i‧sm === Noun === imperialism (countable and uncountable, plural imperialisms) The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations. (figurative, derogatory) Any undue extension of political, intellectual, or other forms of authority. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== imperialist imperialistic ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === imperialism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “imperialism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. imperialism in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018. Raymond Williams (1983), “Imperialism”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 159 “imperialism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French impérialisme. By surface analysis, imperial +‎ -ism. === Noun === imperialism n (uncountable) imperialism ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== imperiu == Swedish == === Noun === imperialism c imperialism ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== kulturimperialism neoimperialism ==== Related terms ==== imperium imperialist imperialistisk === References === imperialism in Svensk ordbok (SO) imperialism in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) imperialism in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)